By Kara Thompson, Special to the AFRO The Maryland Food Bank released a special report on July 14 regarding food insecurity in Maryland, and how residents experience food hardships. The […]
Category: #SecuringTheBag
Posted in#SecuringTheBag
Counties with the highest rate of food insecurity in Maryland
Written by Stacker Counties with the highest rate of food insecurity in MarylandEvery county in the United States is home to people experiencing food insecurity, defined by the nonprofit Feeding […]
Posted in#SecuringTheBag
Alpha Kappa Alpha Xi Omega Chapter talks Food Insecurity with local leaders
By Nyame-Kye Kondo Special to the AFRO On Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, held a webinar and virtual […]
Posted inNEWS
#SecuringTheBag: US Senate takes aim at solving Baltimore’s food desert crisis
By PK Semler Special to the AFRO The bipartisan bill — the Healthy Food Access for All Americans (HFAAA) Act – introduced earlier this year by Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) […]
Posted inNEWS
A Baking Lesson Fundraiser to fill weekend backpacks that feed hungry children in Baltimore
(Screengrab) By Ralph E. Moore Jr Special to the AFRO You can learn how to bake a special dish in time for your Thanksgiving table and help feed a hungry […]
Posted in!Front Page
As the City prospers, food insecurity remains an issue in two mostly Black wards
Safeway is one of the few full-service grocery stores found in the District of Columbia’s predominately Black Wards 7 and 8. Of the 49 full-service grocery stores offered in D.C., […]
Posted inBaltimore Community
#SecuringTheBag: “Doc” Cheatham’s “positive rally” at TransAmerica for new supermarket inspires Cherry Hill
Doc Cheatham hosts the “Positive Rally,” at the TransAmerica Corporation’s Tower. (Screenshot) By PK Semler Special to The AFRO Nothing surprised Baltimore business elites more than when they found out […]
Posted in#SecuringTheBag
FDIC’s McWilliams launches game changing USD 1bn “Shark Tank” fund for Baltimore food deserts, black business #SecuringTheBag
By PK Semler, Special to the AFRO The powerful chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Jelena McWilliams, last week launched a USD 120m investment fund targeting businesses […]
Posted inBooks
The AFRO with David Rubenstein on The American Experiment #SecuringtheBag
By PK Semler, Special to the AFRO Baltimore native and Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein filmed by The Afro-American Newspaper using CI Glass discussing his new book, American Experiment: Dialogues […]
Posted in!Front Page
#SecuringtheBag: Covid-19 generated profits save Shoppers at Mondawmin Mall
By PK Semler, Special to The AFRO It seems that unprecedented profits generated by Covid-19, and not union or political activism, have saved the Shoppers Grocery Store in Mondawmin Mall […]
Posted inCoronavirus
#SecuringTheBag: USAF Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr. on Covid-19 vaccines
USAF Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr. on Covid-19 vaccines at the National Press Club Help us Continue to tell OUR Story and join the AFRO family as a […]
Posted in!Front Page
#SecuringtheBag: Amish farmers, arabbers provide infrastructure solutions to Baltimore food deserts
(Courtesy photo) PK Semler Special to the AFRO The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Clagett Farm and iconic Baltimore arabbers sourcing fresh produce from Amish and Mennonite farms in Lancaster, Pennsylvania have […]